QUAD LIMIT of CRANKBAIT FLUKE - 7.5lb Kicker - Insane Flounder Fishing 2024

[@mikecatalano2507]

Very enjoyable and appreciate the way you handle the fish with the utmost respect. Thank you..

[@CookingandFishing]

Thank you!!

[@marvin7199]

Amazing bite! Great footage.

[@dansteelman5620]

nice day ! we used to use rebel deep diver lures in the 70 's but mainly in the bay . i like the way you change things up !

[@CookingandFishing]

Hey if it looks like a baitfish and you can present it in the right column a fluke will eat it!

[@rumcoke9123]

Dude, that is epic fishing and epic catch and release! What a great day of fishing. You must have had an amazing night of sleep that night. Wheneve I have an amazing out of the ordinary day I get my best sleep ever.

[@CookingandFishing]

Usually after a day like that I'm amped up until I crash then yes - I sleep like a baby lol

[@Fishpunch]

I was fishing the same conditions the other day and all of my fluke came from 3-5' out into the water. Even saw a big striper cruising the shallows. The bait was close to shore so that's where my focus was. Everyone else was trying to bomb their bait 50'. I was the only person catching anything that morning

[@joshuafigueroa6]

Nice Fluke at the end 💯💪 Great Action 💯💪

[@termite122]

Good for you. Well deserved 👍🏻👍🏻

[@fetch2288]

Epic trip

[@CookingandFishing]

One for the ages...

[@mikekarpiak5286]

I love the Lucky Craft square bills for bass, can’t wait to try them on fluke. You can get some really good deals on the 1.5 Lucky Craft square bills and other Lucky Crafts at Ollies lol yes Ollies but it’s hit or miss depending what you want. Great videos as always ! Love this channel !

[@georgeniebergall7074]

I think this is your best show yet they keep getting better and better. I’m just dreaming all the time watching you. I can’t walk a half a block but I still bought a rod and reel. Can you imagine that you’re costing me money buddy lol love you show

[@CookingandFishing]

Thank you!!

[@ejrocks10]

This is insane, amazing haul

[@CookingandFishing]

Thanks EJ!

[@pieseasmyseas]

This is gonna be me next week!

[@CookingandFishing]

👊👊👊

[@gregchilders7643]

As for the water bottle i use the ones with the top that you pull open . Great for squirting out sand and pre rinsing reel after fishing for ride home

[@CookingandFishing]

I'm hoping that never happens again lol

[@flukingbarnacles]

Roger you the GOAT my guy

[@CookingandFishing]

🥰

[@glennplomchok5125]

Nice! A lot better than the 2 dinks I caught in NC this morning from the sand! LOL. Massive shore break but some nice clean water with a lot of bait around. Only had an hour to mess around on incoming tide. Jigs...not the crankbait.

[@pieseasmyseas]

I'm from NC I normally fish around Surfcity, but due to flounder restrictions I've been fish SC. What part of NC did you try?

[@glennplomchok5125]

@@pieseasmyseas Northern Outer Banks. Duck/Southern Shores but I also fish down in Kitty Hawk to Nags head at times (beach - for flounder)

[@pieseasmyseas]

@glennplomchok5125 good area when you can keep I've gotten some big ones by the wall at the port.

[@bobshaw3589]

Nice video. We find we have to get off the beach when lifeguards show up.

[@CookingandFishing]

All those people wasting time and space NOT fishing our beach lol!

[@fishingbear69]

​@@CookingandFishing😂

[@ericting3844]

awesome video again, I was just wondering if there was any mods you did to your baitcasting reel before bringing it to salt water because I have a tatula sv tw I got for freshwater fishing but I will now be doing that much less and wanted to use it in the salt and was just wondering your take

[@CookingandFishing]

I do prep the reels - smear Tef Gel all over the frame, flood the pinion bearings (and cavities) with aquashield grease, spool bearings get TSI321, and rinse thoroughly after each trip. Open up 2-3 times during the season to check everything is in order.

[@jerimahjohnson8698]

Wow and to think I'd be happy with just ONE fish to eat.

[@TheNatureboy421]

Sick catch! Do you generally go at slack tide, so the waves are smaller? I’m having trouble fishing on my SS beaches with larger waves during the out or in.

[@CookingandFishing]

Out front it's generally a wind thing - relentless south winds like we've been getting = major swell and waves. Normal summers with variations in wind direction every couple of days...the tide matters a lot less than it does in the back bays/rivers. Fluke will wiggle around and reposition from incoming to outgoing but they tend not to completely shut down on a tide change like they can in the back.

[@Albiemanmike]

That was very cool to watch. Up here in CT. we don't really have a good shore break like you have down there. But I bet you could do the same thing up in Rhode Island easily. How did you not keep any of those delicious fluke?????

[@CookingandFishing]

Anywhere you can get within 5ft of the bottom it should work well, esp if they're in the mood to chase - I keep a couple a season that's about it...too lazy to deal with storing/cutting/cooking fish most of the time haha

[@mikekarpiak5286]

Out of curiosity, did you you try a single jig even though the conditions dictated a cranbait ? Then again, why change if it’s working lol

[@CookingandFishing]

I almost always start off the trip with the single jig + 6" jerk shad, regardless of conditions. Once I locate fish the hardbaits come out if that's what I feel like that day.

[@andrewhirtle3525]

Dude has the best fluke spot on the planet

[@CookingandFishing]

Funny thing about spots on an open beach is they tend to move :)

[@rickye-eu8zv]

Ridiculous! Come on to NC & get your limit 😅 Nice fish! Them flounder will hit almost anything if you keep it moving.

[@melvinnieves9221]

Hi am trying to locate that mojo flat force color. I located all the colors except for the crankbait you're demonstrating on the video.

[@CookingandFishing]

Cold Shad 👊

[@302FISHING]

What state are you catching these Flounder? Great lookin catches !!!

[@CookingandFishing]

NJ/NY!

[@302FISHING]

@@CookingandFishing I'm going to have to try this technique in Delaware. Do you ever do YT collabs at all?

[@CookingandFishing]

@@302FISHING No, but good luck!

[@ogsep22]

What a day! I just subscribed and have been watching your videos for a few weeks, and im thoroughly impressed. I'm not an avid angler as much as I'd like to be as my fishing is limited to a few trips a month and typically in not ideal conditions since im confined to the constraints of a demanding career and balancing home/work life constantly. I do have a decent grasp of how to fish and have accumulated some decent, albeit budget, gear, but since my trips are far and few between, I always try to maximum my chances of catching fish by trying to be at the right place at the right time. Sorry for the long rant, but I do have a question; did you choose that location because you applied prior knowledge and knew conditions were ripe for fish to be there or were your on that strip of beach and "found" a nice body of fish? Is finding the fish half the battle for you and once you hone in on them you work that structure or whatever is holding fish in that area?? My son and I have never caught a keeper from shore and we're just looking for some guidance to help us on the limited trips we have together. Any additional insight or tips would be greatly appreciated! Great job! 🙂👍

[@CookingandFishing]

I would say proper technique is by far the most important factor, bc w/o it you cannot eliminate dead water with any degree of confidence. The best way to go about it is to learn the light single jigging technique inside and out, then use it to find fish. Once you find fish, you can devote a few brain cells to deducing why they are there...and it gives you an idea of where to start on your next trip. But these fish move around so much that generally it's a game of finding them, making time to stay on them, until you lose the school a few trips later. I wouldn't waste too much effort trying to predict where they would be based on "reading the beach" etc - fish the obvious stuff, fish the not so obvious stuff, but honing your jigging technique is paramount to finding them. Things like crankbaits/jerkbaits - that stuff can come out after you locate a dense patch of fluke. Hope that helps.

[@ogsep22]

@CookingandFishing Thanks for the response and insights. I do feel like as a beginner, I had a tendency to use heavier weight because I was having a problem "connecting" with my lure, and I really had no idea how I was presenting it. I've learned to downsize as much as possible, but I still feel challenged getting that feel for the lure, so my confidence with offerings such as bucktails and single jig heads is not where it should be. I also should invest in some higher end gear, but my wallet won't allow it!😂 I do use a traditional hi-lo rig with Gulp as it's less of a finesse technique that's more suited to the setup I'm using. Ultimately, I realize I have to spend more time on the water fine tuning my technique and understanding what is happening in front of me better to up my chances of catching that elusive keeper! Till then, I'll just watch in awe as you continue to slay them!!

[@CookingandFishing]

@@ogsep22 The Tatula XT 73M is 99 bucks, an Ultegra 2500/3000 around 120 if you look around - and I can honestly say my virtual lesson is the biggest shortcut for someone w/o much time on the water.

[@ogsep22]

@@CookingandFishing Thanks! I plan on checking out your lesson for sure!

[@Fish-Erman]

Have you tried a deep diving minnow bait like a Berkley Flicker Minnow or Rapala Deep Tail Dancer? There are many of this type, and they may imitate a spearing/sand eel better.

[@Fish-Erman]

PS, not that you need my advice, that was a hell of a day!

[@CookingandFishing]

@@Fish-Erman I've done a lot with deeper diving jerkbaits - you can check out those videos on the channel. The ZipBaits Kaira is a favorite, as is the LC Pointer 78DD.

[@Fish-Erman]

@@CookingandFishing Ah, OK, next rainy day I'll catch up with the program!

[@tonynicoletti8161]

You should do a video of trying to catch a fluke on as many different lures as possible. Fucking spinnerbait, inline spinner, texas rigged senko, ned rig, dropshot, sluggo. All the typical bass stuff and then just get stranger after that.

[@CookingandFishing]

Lol I've caught on most of those, but as my rule is no video without at least a limit of 18"+ fluke...it can be a challenge!

[@greatestever3827]

What are the best color choices for crankbait halibut?

[@CookingandFishing]

Profile and action matters more than color, but something shad-based is a good start. Opaque for cloudy days and foil/flash for bright sun, maybe something translucent like a ghost minnow if the water is crystal clear and calm.

[@greatestever3827]

Thank you 🙏

[@eliseovergara8096]

What is a crankbait and how would I use it?

[@livenhfree]

Geez. I've been fishing up here at Plum Island and along the NH seacoast. Nada. Where are you??? Also, what's a "kicker?" Thanks!

[@CookingandFishing]

NY/NJ area - kicker = biggest fish in your bag. And yeah fluking is off in many, many areas this season...vast stretches of beach devoid of life, but then you can encounter a school of fish and it's on. But overall this season has been off to a historically slow start. Sort of concerning depending on how the rest of it plays out.

[@livenhfree]

@@CookingandFishing Pretty sure the warming waters of the Gulf of Maine are having an impact. But that's a different discussion! Thanks for the reply.

[@jace127]

Have you experimented with lipless crankbaits yet?

[@CookingandFishing]

yup - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHnIoImNft-gbrc

[@bichael420]

guess im busting out a crankbait next trip

[@CookingandFishing]

Do it!

[@fabulousfishing7358]

A quad limit! Shoot we all will running out there with packs of them 😮 I’m just saying

[@CookingandFishing]

@@fabulousfishing7358 😄just tie one on and cast it out there - quad limit guaranteed 😄

[@bigmeaney555]

Are you using floating or sinking ones?

[@CookingandFishing]

These are all floating crankbaits for freshwater bass fishing. Some float faster than others, and I'll modify some of them to a slower or faster float rate.

[@blizzington4528]

Legit just bought 3 jerkbaits today so I could try this approach in the surf

[@CookingandFishing]

Excellent!!

[@fieldmarshalfidget6876]

Are you fishing bay shorelines or straight up ocean?

[@CookingandFishing]

Both!

[@Smallmouthnation]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪

[@1BigMistakee]

What state do you fish in?

[@CookingandFishing]

NJ/NY!

[@thebear74]

virtual leason for black sea bass?

[@CookingandFishing]

Haha that'd be a very short lesson - they are about the dumbest fish in the ocean (but super tasty!!!)

[@duffmeister6480]

We can’t see how far you’re casting that bait ? Can’t be very far, you should be pulling up tuns of seaweed ? Where are you ? Thanks.

[@CookingandFishing]

I'm casting far enough :)